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UPDATED A 10-year-old child, identified by police as D’Angelo Jayvon McMullen, has died after falling through the ice on a sediment pond in Gaithersburg, according to Assistant Fire Chief Scott Graham of the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS). Late in the afternoon of Jan. 13, Montgomery County fire rescue units were called to […]

UPDATED A four-year-old boy was killed in a two-alarm fire at the Cider Mill apartment complex on Jan. 8 and several other residents were injured, according to Montgomery County fire officials. The blaze was reported shortly after 4 p.m. in the 18200 block of Lost Knife Circle in Montgomery Village. Firefighters used ground ladders to […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Public Safety Committee will hold a work session at 9:30 a.m. on Dec. 9 to discuss efforts to recruit volunteer firefighters and Emergency Medical Service personnel to supplement the services of career firefighters. The Public Safety Committee, which is chaired by Phil Andrews and includes Councilmembers Roger Berliner and Marc Elrich, […]

The Montgomery County Council on Oct. 15 declared October ‘Breast Cancer Awareness Month’ in the County. At the ceremonies in Rockville, Councilmember Nancy Floreen—who is a breast cancer survivor—and Councilmembers Craig Rice, Nancy Navarro and Hans Riemer—who have all been personally impacted by breast cancer in their families—were joined by members of the Montgomery County […]

Montgomery County firefighters are going pink this month for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Susan Kenedy reports.

Montgomery County firefighters rushed to the scene of a house fire in the 3900 block of Woodbine Street during rush hour on Oct. 1 in Chevy Chase. Assistant Fire Chief Scott Graham said when firefighters arrived the fire was smoldering in the walls. According to Graham, there were no injuries. The cause and origin of […]

UPDATED Montgomery County firefighters responded to the report of a fire on the roof of the Days Inn at 8040 13th Avenue in Silver Spring shortly before 8 p.m. on Sept. 23. Assistant Fire Chief Scott Graham reports on his Twitter account that the fire is out and no injuries have been reported. According to […]

Montgomery County firefighters responded to the the scene of a house fire at 13217 Moran Drive in North Potomac on Aug. 20. Assistant Chief Scott Graham reports the fire was on two of three floors of a single family house. He said the blaze was quickly put out and there have been no reports of […]

Recruit class number 37 of Montgomery County’s Fire and Rescue Academy recently graduated. County Cable Montgomery’s Lorna Virgili reports in this video. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.